Leviticus 19:18 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁸Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.

Leviticus 19:18 —

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Original word meaning

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Romans 13:9
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Matthew 22:39-40
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. …
Mark 12:31-34
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. …
Luke 10:27-37
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. …
Galatians 5:14
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Topics

Anger Benevolence Brotherly Kindness Charitableness Charity Cruelty Duty Evil for Evil

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 11-18)

We are taught here, I. To be honest and true in all our dealings, Lev. 19:11. God, who has appointed every man’s property by his providence, forbids by his law the invading of that appointment, either by downright theft, You shall not steal, or by fraudulent dealing, “You shall not cheat, or deal falsely.” Whatever we have in the world, we must see to it that it be honestly come by, for we cannot…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 18)

18. thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself--The word “neighbour” is used as synonymous with “fellow creature.” The Israelites in a later age restricted its meaning as applicable only to their own countrymen. This narrow interpretation was refuted by our Lord in a beautiful parable (Lu 10:30-37).